History degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #23 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best History Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 398 degrees in history during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for History rankings. We derive our Best Overall History School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best History Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of history degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in history needs to take a look at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 108 history students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Those history students who get their degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities receive $2,548 more than the typical history student.
University of Minnesota - Duluth is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in history. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Duluth. This university ranks 9th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 36 history students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the history major at University of Minnesota - Duluth get $6,464 above the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Minnesota State University - Mankato is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in history. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 31 history students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the history major at Minnesota State University - Mankato make $7,206 above the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The history program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for History rankings. We derive our Best Overall History School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
